[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 175 (Monday, September 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 47162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22412]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. RP95-427-000]


El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Tariff Filing

September 5, 1995.
    Take notice that on August 31, 1995, pursuant to Part 154 of the 
Commission's Regulations Under the Natural Gas Act, El Paso Natural Gas 
Company (El Paso) tendered for filing a notice of the following:

    (i) A revision to El Paso's Take-or-Pay Buyout and Buydown 
Monthly Direct Charge and Throughput Surcharge: (a) To reflect the 
addition of principal dollars to be amortized based upon recent 
take-or-pay buyout and buydown costs and (b) for interest pursuant 
to Sections 22 and 21, Take-or-Pay Buyout and Buydown Cost Recovery 
of its Second Revised Volume No. 1-A and Third Revised Volume No. 1, 
FERC Gas Tariffs, respectively; and
    (ii) That the Annual Charge Adjustment (ACA) in accordance with 
Section 21, Annual Charge Adjustment Provision, of said Volume No. 
1-A Tariff does not require a change.

    El Paso states that the additional principal dollars to be 
amortized are El Paso's last remaining take-or-pay case eligible for 
recovery under its Take-or-Pay Buyout and Buydown Cost Recovery 
mechanism.
    El Paso states that it proposed to amortize the direct bill portion 
of the additional costs over a period of one month because the 
aggregate dollar amounts are small and it would be administratively 
burdensome for the majority of El Paso's customers to have to account 
and pay for the de minimis direct bill amounts over a more extended 
period. With respect to the Throughput Surcharge, El Paso states that 
it proposed to amortize the additional take-or-pay costs over a period 
extending through March 31, 1996, which is the end of the amortization 
period for its Take-or-Pay Cost Recovery mechanism. El Paso states that 
as a result of this filing, the Throughput Surcharge has decreased 
$.0008 per dth, from $0.0348 to $0.0340 per dth. El Paso further states 
that its ACA surcharge of $0.0023 per dth to be collected for the 
fiscal year beginning October 1, 1995 reflects no change.
    Pursuant to Section 21.6 of El Paso's Volume No. 1 Tariff, El Paso 
is required to file with the Commission certain information supporting 
the buyout and/or buydown amounts paid. Accordingly, El Paso states 
that it is submitting concurrently herewith, but under separate cover 
letter, the schedules reflecting such information for which El Paso has 
requested confidential treatment.
    El Paso requested that the Commission accept the tendered tariff 
sheets for filing and permit them to become effective on October 1, 
1995.
    El Paso states that copies of the filing were served upon all of El 
Paso's affected interstate pipeline system customers and interested 
state regulatory commissions.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426, in accordance with Sections 385.214 and 385.211 of the 
Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests should 
be filed on or before September 11, 1995. Protests will be considered 
by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, 
but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any 
person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. 
Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available 
for public inspection in the Public Reference Room.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-22412 Filed 9-8-95; 8:45 am]
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